Prompt: Future

Summary: Liz's time traveling abilities are on the fritz, and when she is training with Klaus, she ends up somewhere unknown, meets a man who she thinks to be her unfaithful lover of the future, before being whisked back to the present, she doesn't let Klaus know right away out of fear of losing the man that she currently wants and is with


Another session of training after school during a quiet period during the term, Liz was doing a lot better compared when these first started and well Klaus was conducting research on the side to help train her unique time travelling ability, he didn't like the idea of her accidentally activating it again, if someone ended up needing her help, since she got lucky that first time to make it back to the present without consequence.

Klaus was walking her through how to do little jumps and how to know when that feeling was happening so that she had more basic control over it and not her emotions.

"Alright, so I want you to go to this morning, breakfast hall and get my attention without revealing yourself, you in that time were with me getting breakfast, don't let anyone see you." Klaus instructed me,

"Alright" I replied bringing forth my magic to make the small jump back in time.


When I landed, I expected to see that great staircase, but I wasn't even in the academy anymore…. Oh no, I screwed up…. Where was I? And I couldn't be seen either, just in case.

I determined that I was in someone's house and was determined to leave immediately.

Unfortunately I bumped into the owner on my way out.

"Liz? Where are you going? And why are you wearing the Gedonelune Royal Magic Academy uniform?" asked a strange man, I've never met.

"..." there was nothing I could respond with, as it would make it look worse.

"Blast, your time travelling again… and screwed up, I remember you telling me about this particular instant, didn't think it was me that you ran into though, course there was no way you could have warned me without consequence…" he whispered to himself in understanding.

"Darling come back, your toast is going cold…"yelled future Liz in the distance.

Current Liz's eyes widened at what her future self said, it was impossible, the only person she dared called that was Klaus, and this man was not him...

"I'll be right there Mrs. Goldstein" he yelled back.

My eyes widened further, what was going on? Had she cheated on her boyfriend in the future while married to him, the thought sickened her greatly.

The man looked back at me with some mirth.

"Well you'd better get back quickly, all you have to do is concentrate on where you were last and you'll go back." he explained to me quietly.

Although my emotions were about to flood at not exactly knowing for sure what I had stumbled upon, he was right, I wasn't meant to be in the same place twice and had to get back now. I followed his instructions and concentrated on Klaus, who was back in the courtyard, waiting patiently for me.

The man smiled gently as past Liz disappeared, and a moment later present Liz appeared impatiently.

"It's Professor Hart, or you know Mom, we are home today… yeesh" Liz said to her oldest son, not understanding why he had called her by title out of nowhere.

"Sorry Mom I couldn't reveal our relationship to your past self who dropped in." he explained to her.

Suddenly full circle realization came to her, and she whacked her son upside the head.

"You idiot, I almost left your father due to that…. I thought I was cheating on him with you!"

Gasped Liz, but soon calmed, everything happens for a reason right?

"I thought you didn't tell people certain details? I could have ruined the future for myself if I had let her know, plus it's not my fault you can't recognize your own features, I do look more like you than dad" he defended himself moodily.

"Your right, this was meant to happen just the way you it did, thanks" said Liz calmly before leading him back into to kitchen for breakfast.


When past Liz made it back to her timeline, she fell to the ground in shocked, how could she have done that to Klaus? Was the future already so doomed? Could she even stay with him knowing what may be coming?

"Bunnyhead, you took too long, what happened? I assume you succeeded, because I remember seeing you twice this morning?" Klaus asked me.

She had to lie to him for the time being, she was starting to get a headache trying to figure it all out in the meantime, she needed time to decide what to do. She would just have to jump back later to make sure Klaus didn't think otherwise.

"Yeah… on my way back, I ran into some trouble and I think Elias saw me briefly" she lied to him with the first story that made the most sense.

Klaus looked coldly upon her, that she flinched, did he know? Gulp…

"What did I say about being seen? Ug I can't even ask him about it either…." Klaus complained while lecturing me about it.

I was worn out from my mishap and Klaus decided it was enough as if I tried again today, I may not come back. He walked me back to the dorms at sunset.


That night I couldn't sleep and I couldn't talk to Amelia about it as she too didn't know about my abilities, it was like top secret, only Klaus and the professors knew about it. It was kind of lonely have to carry the burden.

Once I had recovered my magical power, I calmed myself and made the jump that Klaus had originally asked me to, to keep with him seeing me this morning, like planned, and this time there were no mishaps and Elias didn't see me like I had claimed and Klaus wouldn't find that out either.

When I returned to the present, I sat onto balcony and wept, if I had to hide this fear, than it would be a lot easier if I let out all the negative feelings now..

Unknown to me, Klaus familiar was nearby watching me.


The next day, When Liz left the dorms for school, Klaus was waiting for her by the gate, once within arm's length, he reached out and pulled her into his warm embrace.

People who saw smiled at us and giggled at the display.

My face reddened, I was a little embarrassed only because he took me by surprise.

"Why… so affectionate this morning?" she asked confused.

"My familiar was doing the night patrol and saw you on your balcony last night, why were you crying?" he asked me softly.

I had been caught, but not really… could have been anything.

"It was nothing, just feeling a bit down, don't worry about it" I replied trying to pull a fake smile while unwrapping myself from him and walking ahead.

Klaus knew it wasn't nothing and wanted to protest further but she had gotten away, and she thought she could out walk his longer strides? But when he turned the corner she had disappeared?!

"Damn it! Liz" he said angrily aloud, knowing how she has escaped him.

Liz knew she couldn't outmaneuver him so she resorted to travelling time, quickly looking around and ducking behind a hedge; she traveled to the future once more.


I landed in the future, I had purposely landed at my future wedding, and of course it was still Klaus by my side.

This time though, unfortunately, Elias did spot me and swept me into a nearby room.

"What are you doing here? You know you're not to be seen Liz!" he lectured me angrily

"Elias? How do you know?" I asked surprised.

"As I work for the ministry now, it's my job to know about people like you, I won't tell you more than that, as I risk my future…. Go back to your time, please Liz and don't be this reckless" he said sighing.

"Alright, Sorry I had to know, I've run into a dilemma back home, thanks for covering me Elias" I replied back, kissing him on the cheek, we may be friends now, but as my newly appointed brother-in law here, I figured he wouldn't mind it.

He blushed bright red nonetheless as I disappeared again.


Back in my time, I landed back behind the hedge, and was grabbed forcefully.

Lips mashed against mine roughly as I was held against the nearby wall, not knowing who it was at first, I kicked them and pushed away, yelling out in horrible surprise.

"It's just me Liz, I knew you time travelled, in public of all places!" said Klaus lecturing but greatly relieved that she had come back.

She glared at him.

"You can't just grab me like that, whenever you want?! How was I supposed to know it was you right away! Ug"

"You left me on purpose, where did you go? Obviously there is a issue between us and I want to work it out right now" asked Klaus straight to the point.

"*sigh* alright, there is no more hiding from you" Liz said sadly.

She led him to a nearby bench and explained what had happened the other night in the courtyard.

She concluded her story with a proposal of breaking up.

Klaus said no though.

"But I just told you, about the man I met, I don't know what happened but I refuse to hurt you now if I'm going to do so later on" Liz argued stubbornly.

"Well you don't know, who that was… it could have been a relative, didn't you think of that? And if the thought of betraying me haunted you so badly, do you really see yourself doing so in the future?" he countered

Liz was silent, she didn't think about it at the time and well now that she did, the man kind of was similar to her in a way.

"What did he look like?" Klaus inquired.

"He has blonde hair like you, and pink eyes like mine…." she described.

"Hmm, bunny head what do you think our future children will look like?" he said smirking, figuring out that if it wasn't a relative, it was probably one of their children, who would know all about the rules of time travel, he would make sure of it.

Liz just sat there in disbelief; he was probably right… overreacted for nothing.

Klaus swept her into his embrace again, she needed reminding of who she was thinking of betraying, but already knew she wouldn't but how dare she even think about it.

Liz giggled at his jealousy and kissed him gently in return.

~fin